qdasconfigurator

## Setting Up K-Field Configuration

The K-field configuration file specifies the K-fields that the user's organization selects to send to the Q-DAS ASCII Transfer Format file. You can specify the K-fields that are used, the values that are allowed for them, and from where these values will be obtained.

You can find the configuration file in this folder:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hexagon\PC-DMIS\<version>\Q-DAS\Settings

Where <version> is the PC-DMIS version.

The file name is:

<name>.qdascfg.xml

Where <name> is the name you gave the file when you saved it.

You can also set up predefined K-field values. For details, see "Setting Up Predefined Values".

For the K-fields that PC-DMIS supports, see "Supported K-Fields".

To create the K-field configuration file:

1. To open the Q-DAS Configurator application, select the Operation | Q-DAS | Open Configurator menu option.

2. From Q-DAS Configurator, select Setup | K-Field Configuration to open the Setup K-Field Configuration dialog box. It displays all of the supported K-fields in a table format:

Setup K-Field Configuration dialog box

To save multiple K-field configurations on your computer, you can use either the File menu or the toolbar buttons in the dialog box.

You can also create and load K-field configurations.

You can use the Find and Replace option on the Edit menu to quickly find and replace values that can be modified.

You can edit columns that are a light-brown color. You can change the values of some drop-down lists in these areas. To do this, click on a value to select it, and then click on the value again to display the cell's drop-down arrow. You cannot edit anything with a gray background.

For descriptions of the columns, see "Columns and Descriptions".

3. To identify a K-field with a custom name, type the name in the Custom Field Name column.

4. To enable a K-field to display in the Q-DAS Configurator application, select the check box in the Status column.

5. To ensure that a field has a value, select the check box in the Mandatory column. In the Q-DAS Configurator application, any mandatory field that needs a value displays an exclamation point .

6. To provide a K-field with a list of predefined values, select the check box in the Predefined column. In a later step, these K-fields appear in the Setup Predefined Values dialog box, where you can define the list of values available for each K-field.

7. To assign a K-field to a Q-DAS catalog, select the K-field's row. The selected row is highlighted in blue. Click the drop-down arrow in the Catalog column, and then select the catalog to use.

8. The Value From column defines where a K-field's value comes from. Select the K-field's row. The selected row is highlighted in blue. Click the drop-down arrow in the Value From column and then select where the value comes from.

9. To save the configuration file, select File | Save As to open the Save As dialog box. In the File name box, type a name.

10. To return to the Q-DAS Configurator application, select File | Exit.